Examples of Campus-Based Learning

Subject: Geoscience

Campus Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventorypart of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Campus-Based Learning:Examples Students conduct a greenhouse gas emission inventory for their college or university. Students analyze findings and present information to the college or university community. -

Campus Nitrogen Budgetpart of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Campus-Based Learning:Examples Link the college or university operations with local ecology. In this study, students use a tool from urban ecology, the nitrogen budget, to research the inputs, outputs and subsytem transfers of nitrogen on the ...

Sarita Wetland Restorationpart of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Campus-Based Learning:Examples The Sarita Wetland restoration on the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus is used as teaching tools by numerous classes. Students, staff and faculty have collaborated on the planning and implementation of ...

Glaciers in Our Own Backyardpart of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection This activity is a 3-day leasson that involves classroom discussion and field exploration of glacial activity in a school forest.